Editing Streaky the Supercat (section)

==Fictional character biography==
Streaky is [[Supergirl]]'s pet cat who gains superpowers from a variety of [[kryptonite]] she created while attempting to neutralize its effects. He was one of several superpowered animal characters created during the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]].<ref>{{cite book|last= Fleisher|first= Michael L.|author-link= Michael Fleisher|title=The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Volume Three: Superman |date= 2007|publisher= DC Comics|isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3 |pages=305–306}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link1=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=[[Del Rey Books]] |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=377}}</ref><ref>''Action Comics #''261 (February 1960)</ref>

Streaky made sporadic appearances in comics through the 1960s and joined the [[Legion of Super-Pets]], a group consisting of the aforementioned super-powered animals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=[[Prentice Hall]]|isbn=0-13-275561-0 |df= mdy-all|access-date=March 31, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/250 250]}}</ref>

In ''[[The Sandman Saga (Superman)|The Sandman Saga]]'', Streaky loses his powers after all kryptonite is transformed into iron.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #394 (June 1970)</ref><ref>''Superman #''233 (January 1971)</ref> Following the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' reboot, various characters inspired by Streaky appear before the original Streaky is reintroduced in ''[[Super-Sons|Super Sons Annual]]'' (2017).<ref>{{multiref2|''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'' #23 - 24 (May - June 1990)|''Supergirl'' (vol. 4) #25 (September 1998)|''Supergirl'' (vol. 4) #42 (March 2000)|''Supergirl'' (vol. 5) #10 (November 2006)|''Supergirl'' (vol. 5) #14 (April 2007)|''Supergirl'' (vol. 5) #38 (April 2009)|''Super Sons'' Annual #1 (January 2018)
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